diff --git a/app/controllers/meetings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/meetings_controller.rb
index 00f60c881c..0cef834018 100644
--- a/app/controllers/meetings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/meetings_controller.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class MeetingsController < ApplicationController
   def copy
     params[:copied_from_meeting_id] = @meeting.id
     params[:copied_meeting_agenda_text] = @meeting.agenda.text if @meeting.agenda.present?
-    @meeting = @meeting.copy(:author => User.current, :start_time => nil)
+    @meeting = @meeting.copy(:author => User.current)
     render :action => 'new', :project_id => @project
   end
 
diff --git a/features/meetings_copy.feature b/features/meetings_copy.feature
index 0f27a8b5d9..edd9909d16 100644
--- a/features/meetings_copy.feature
+++ b/features/meetings_copy.feature
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ Feature: Copy meetings
           And there is a role "user"
           And the user "alice" is a "user" in the project "dingens"
           And there is 1 meeting in project "dingens" created by "alice" with:
-              | title    | Alices Meeting |
-              | location | CZI            |
-              | duration | 1.5            |
+              | title      | Alices Meeting      |
+              | location   | CZI                 |
+              | duration   | 1.5                 |
+              | start_time | 2013-03-27 18:55:00 |
 
   Scenario: Navigate to a meeting page with permission to create meetings
       Given the role "user" may have the following rights:
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ Feature: Copy meetings
        Then the "meeting[title]" field should contain "Alices Meeting"
         And the "meeting[location]" field should contain "CZI"
         And the "meeting[duration]" field should contain "1.5"
+        And the "meeting[start_date]" field should contain "2013-03-27"
+        And the "meeting[start_time(4i)]" field should contain "18"
+        And the "meeting[start_time(5i)]" field should contain "55"
        #And no participant should be selected as attendee
        #And only invited participants should be selected as invitees
 
diff --git a/spec/models/meeting_spec.rb b/spec/models/meeting_spec.rb
index 67c406419f..9a78e6011f 100644
--- a/spec/models/meeting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/meeting_spec.rb
@@ -121,4 +121,37 @@ describe Meeting do
       meeting.agenda.locked?.should be_true
     end
   end
+
+  describe "Copied meetings" do
+    before do
+      project.add_member user1, [role]
+      project.add_member user2, [role]
+
+      project.save!
+
+      meeting.start_time = DateTime.new(2013,3,27,15,35)
+      meeting.participants.build(:user => user2)
+      meeting.save!
+    end
+
+    it "should have the same start_time as the original meeting" do
+      copy = meeting.copy({})
+      copy.start_time.should == meeting.start_time
+    end
+
+    it "should delete the copied meeting author if no author is given as parameter" do
+      copy = meeting.copy({})
+      copy.author.should be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "should set the author to the provided author if one is given" do
+      copy = meeting.copy :author => user2
+      copy.author.should == user2
+    end
+
+    it "should clear participant ids and attended flags for all copied attendees" do
+      copy = meeting.copy({})
+      copy.participants.all?{ |p| p.id.nil? && !p.attended }.should be_true
+    end
+  end
 end